SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4720-VT affected Orleans County, Vermont. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4720-VT

Declared

Jul 14, 2023

Public assistance

$11.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

386

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$8.5M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$363K

Buildings and Equipment$315K

Management Costs$308K

Water Control Facilities$258K

Utilities$40K

Debris Removal$28K

Total PA obligated$11.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M

Renter-approved dollars$11K

Intake IHP dollars$2.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.9M

Tracked registrations386

About this declaration

What DR-4720-VT means

DR-4720-VT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orleans County, Vermont, with an incident window starting Jul 7, 2023 through Jul 21, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Orleans County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.